richard-1's - Rented List

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C.C. "Bud" Baxter (Jack Lemmon) knows the way to success in business...it's through the door of his apartment! By providing a perfect hideaway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of underserved promotions. But when Bud lends the key to big boss J.D.

Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray), he not only advances his career, but his own love life as well. For Sheldrake's mistress is the lovely Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), elevator girl and angel of Bud's dreams. Convinced that he is the only man for Fran, Bud must make the most important executive decision of his career: lose the girl... or his job.

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The Dude, Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is unemployed and laid-back... until...victim of mistaken identity, two thugs break into his apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski the Pasadena millionaire.

In hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet Dude visits his wealthy namesake and, with buddy, ex 'Nam' veteran, Walter (John Goodman) he is swept into a comedy/thriller of extortion, embezzlement, sex and dope. It takes guys as simple as the Dude and Walter to make a story this complicated...and they'd really rather be bowling.

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Ex-championship diver Viktoras whiles away his days on the Creek coast toiling away at a factory with only his dreams, medals and grandmother for company.

When a phone call summons him to Germany, a simple road trip is the answer - that is until he crosses paths with the handsome Mathias - a free-spirited hitchhiker who tempts Viktoras to take the road not taken. 'The Man with the Answers' is a picture-postcard travelogue about the familial ties that bind, the boys that catch our eye, and the twists and turns that lead us home.

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Water polo team 'The Shiny Shrimps ' have little hope of achieving their goal to compete in the world's biggest LGBTQ+ sporting event, the Gay Games. Their undisciplined behaviour (in and out of the pool) has team captain Jean searching for a new coach to whip the Shrimps into shape.

He arrives in the form of World Silver Medallist swimmer Matthias Le Goff (Nicolas Gob) who, after making a homophobic remark on live TV, is offered redemption by means of training and reigning in the flamboyant Shrimps.

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The latest in Peccadillo's critically acclaimed series features a fresh and exciting selection of the very best contemporary gay short films.

Each self-contained drama in this diverse and thoughtfully curated collection offers fascinating and insightful new perspectives on the gay experience - sensual, affecting, sometimes provocative and always entertaining.

Have We Met Before? (UK - 2019)
Prepare for a kitschy, kinky voyage via the homosexual gaze from the 1970's to the present day. The internet may have changed the way gay men meet, but as always, some things never change.
The Act (UK - 2020)
It's 1965, the eve of decriminalisation for acts of male homosexuality. We meet Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world and his own sexuality, as he discovers love, sex and a family in the back alleys of Soho.
First Position (USA - 2019)
In 1980's San Francisco, aspiring dancer Zachary fights to keep his dream alive after falling ill. Meanwhile, a fleeting romance with fellow dancer Jamie provides brief respite.
Winter (Mexico 2021)
Out of the blue, cabaret performer Nico receives a call from their estranged father who is coming to visit them. Keeping their queer lifestyle under wraps, Nico soon realises that they and their father are much closer than they previously thought.
The Suit Weareth The Man (UK - 2020)
Maciej suppresses his sexual and cultural identities in order to climb the corporate ladder, struggling with the conflicting wishes of his conservative mother Marta and the orders of his handsome yet ruthless boss Christopher.
Infinite While It Lasts (Brazil - 2019)
At a party, Danny and Seiji fall in love. While those around them think their relationship is doomed to fail, Danny believes the differences between them can prove stronger than their feelings.
Melon Grab (Australia - 2017)
An uncertain future dawns upon two young best friends as one of them is moving away from their coastal hometown. Their way of dealing with it is skateboarding as the descending sun marks a new point in their lives.
Thrive (UK - 2019)
Joe and Alex enter into a mobile phone hook-up conversation that leads to a physical meet-up. The attraction between them is evident, but it quickly becomes apparent they're looking for different things.

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From Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso), 'Ennio' celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who passed away on 6 July 2020.

Through interviews with directors, screenwriters, musicians, songwriters, critics and collaborators, Tornatore's documentary retraces the life and works of the cinema's most popular and prolific 20th century composer - who wrote over 500 scores for film and television and sold over 70 million records - from his cinema debut with Sergio Leone, to winning an Academy Award for 'The Hateful Eight' in 2016.

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During his frequent business trips to Berlin, Oren begins a passionate, loving affair with Thomas, a German baker. When Oren's regular visits abruptly cease, Thomas's life is thrown into turmoil. His world collapses when he discovers that Oren has died in a car accident.

In search of answers about the life and death of his lover, Thomas moves to Jerusalem, leaving his life in Berlin behind. Concealing his past relationship with Oren, Thomas finds his way into the life of Anat - Oren's recently widowed wife.

A killer targets Gotham's elite, sending The Batman (Robert Pattinson) on an investigation. As evidence mounts, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice amidst corruption.

The Outfit is a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.

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In an effort to shake off the pressures of a desperate family situation, Hassane (Hamza Mekdad) loses himself in the azure walers of his favourite swimming spot on Beirut's rocky shore.

However, despite innocent intentions, Hassane's actions result in a tsunami that engulfs his friends, family and the community around him. Heralding an exciting new voice in Lebanese cinema, 'Martyr' is a heartfelt farewell to the beauty and sensuality of life, youth, friendship, and love.

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Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand (Guy Pierce) betrays him.

Unlawfully sentenced to the infamous island prison of Chateau D'If, Edmond is trapped in a nightmare that lasts for thirteen years. With the help of an equally innocent fellow inmate (Richard Harris), Dantes plots his mission to escape from prison, whereupon he transforms himself into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo with only one thing on his mind - revenge

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After 10 years, Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbrass) is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother Sean (George Russo) has other ideas.

Rival gangster brothers Roy and Johnny Garret (Robert Glenister and Tomi May) are demanding Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire, ending up using his life savings and calling in favours with mobster friends to try and help. Following a dramatic coup at the family pub, events spiral out of control in the ultimate fight for survival. With a powerful performance from Fairbrass, 'Villain' is a gritty British thriller which depicts a dark, criminal underworld.

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Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house.

Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection in the heat of the Finnish summer. Viewing Finland from both the perspectives of an immigrant and an emigrant, the film casts the long-marginalised voices of sexual and ethnic minorities centre-stage in a story about the search for freedom, acceptance and a place to call home.

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After Cameron Post (Chloe Grace Moretz) is caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, she's quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy centre that treats teens "struggling with same-sex attraction".

At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious "de-gaying" methods, and earnest Christian rock songs - but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she's able to find her place among fellow outcasts.

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How long is an eternity? A few years, or as fast as the breaking of the waves at the rugged Baltic coast? Andreas (Mike Hoffmann) and Martin (Mathis Reinhardt) have shared all the ups and downs of life, and now that their son has matured and moved out on his own, they have more free time to focus

on themselves again. But when they are left alone with only themselves, will the spark still be there? A cautious approach to the traces of a long-term relationship. 'Paths' tells the whole story of the love of two people. From the first kiss to now, and everything in between.